Tag: ISSB

Environmental risks get sidelined in corporate reporting
Woefully few companies report fully in line with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines, the ISSB has found.

Sustainability assurance audits raise competition fears
There is a risk the market may become dominated by the Big Four, a study by the Financial Reporting Council reveals.

News round-up: this week in governance
Cyber crime and the IoD’s code of conduct; director independence in Hong Kong; Adopting sustainability reporting standards

Big investors engage with firms over biodiversity loss
Major project seeks to improve corporate reporting on material investment risks to nature and boost environmental responsibility.

News round-up: this week in governance
Defining sustainability standards; an AI education; should investors get to choose the chief executive?; Exxon row heats up.

Top US boards’ ESG credentials improve
Governance and environmental skills in Fortune 100 companies have doubled in the past five years, research finds.

Railpen backs sustainability reporting standards
The UK pension fund notes in voting guidelines that the ISSB reporting standards IFRS S1 and S2 should be seen as a ‘minimum’.

Companies struggle with climate risk reporting
There is a need for firms to make ‘clearer, more decision-useful disclosures’, says the Financial Reporting Council.

Shareholder group calls on EU to define corporate sustainability
The ICGN also seeks clarity on what role boards will play in supervising due diligence under the forthcoming EU directive.

News round-up: this week in governance
NEDs quit over CEO pay proposal; 91% of consumers seek improved ESG; ‘We need regenerative businesses’; sustainability standards on the way.